4* I’m
going to read you a short list of people in the News. For each, please let me
know if you have a very favorable, somewhat favorable, somewhat unfavorable, or
very unfavorable impression.

Candidate
for the MO Senate Race

Very
Favorable

Somewhat
Favorable

Somewhat
Unfavorable

Very
Unfavorable

Not sure

Blunt

20%

34%

18%

23%

5%

Carnahan

24%

21%

18%

32%

5%

5* Should
the Bush Administration tax cuts be extended or should the tax cuts end this
year?

59% The tax cuts should be
extended

31% The tax cuts should end this
year

10% Not sure

6*
Tax cuts implemented
during the Bush administration are scheduled to expire soon. If the Bush
Administration tax cuts are allowed to expire, will that help the economy, hurt
the economy, or have no impact on the economy?

29% Help

50% Hurt

13% No impact

9% Not sure

7*Suppose you had a
choice between extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for all Americans or
extending the Bush Administration tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy.
Which would you prefer?

49% Extending the Bush
Administration tax cuts for all Americans

39% Extending the Bush
tax cuts for everyone except the wealthy

12% Not sure

8* The health care plan passed by Congress requires every
American to buy or obtain health insurance. Do you Strongly Favor, Somewhat
Favor, Somewhat Oppose, or Strongly Oppose a federal law that requires every
American to buy or obtain health insurance?

24%
Strongly favor
14% Somewhat favor
10% Somewhat oppose

51%
Strongly oppose

1% Not sure

9* Some people believe a federal law requiring every American
to buy or obtain health insurance is unconstitutional. Do you favor or oppose
your state suing the federal government to prevent that requirement from
remaining in the law?

52% Favor35% Oppose13% Not sure

10* Are most members of Congress
willing to sell their vote for either cash or a campaign contribution?

54% Yes
19% No
26% Not sure

11* How likely is it that your own
representative in Congress has sold their vote for either cash or a campaign
contribution?

31% Very
likely
28% Somewhat likely
21% Not very likely
7% Not at all likely
14% Not sure

12*
Generally speaking, how would you rate the U.S. economy these days? Excellent, good, fair, or poor?